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Why have some IITs decided to discontinue branch change option

Experts believe this pressure can have a negative impact on students, especially since majority of engineering students spend their (at least) last two years of schooling already worrying about cracking JEE Main and JEE Advanced.

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IIT Mandi: Reincarnation, ‘out-of-body experiences’ are compulsory topics for BTech students

These will be taught by IIT Mandi’s Indian Knowledge System (IKS) department and at least one course is compulsory in the first year of engineering.

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IIT Madras receives ₹228-crore donation, its largest ever, from alumnus Dr Krishna Chivukula

 

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Write on Prime Minister Narendra Modi with ‘full vigour’, IIT Kharagpur students told

 

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At end of IIT-Bombay placements, only 75% get jobs, lowest pay down to Rs 4L/yr | Mumbai News - Times of India

IIT Bombay's 2024 placements concluded with an average package of Rs 23.5 lakh, marking a 7.7% increase from last year. Despite the rise, fewer studen

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After third campus death this year, and amid student protests, IIT Guwahati’s Dean of Academic Affairs resigns

On Seprember 9, Bimlesh Kumar, a 21-year-old B.Tech student from Uttar Pradesh, was found dead in his room in Brahmaputra hostel

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IIT placements hit by global market and AI disruptions, but students’ salary expectations a concern: IIT-Mandi director

Behera's statement is significant, given that IITs are usually reluctant to acknowledge any negative impact on campus hiring, and detailed placement data is often held as a closely guarded secret.

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AI DISRUPTIONS.

 

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These engineering branches continue to dominate IIT BTech students’ choices

In CSE, the most popular IIT is IIT Bombay where a total of 25,481 choice count was recorded this year.

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Freefall In India’s Academic Freedom Ranking Is Reflected In Cancelled Lectures At IIT Bombay & Elsewhere

As India’s latest ranking on the academic freedom index has plummeted to its lowest since the mid-1940s, classified as ‘completely restricted’ by a global study, we report how the country’s premier engineering institute mirrors this decline. Since November 2023, IIT-Bombay has prohibited...

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